Pictures: Katie Hoff

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Katie Hoff swam the second-most events of anyone at the Games, trailing only Michael Phelps, but failed to win a gold medal, capturing a silver and two bronzes. She is "proud of winning three medals. ... You really can't stick your nose up at three Olympic medals."

Katie Hoff reacts after completing her heat in the 800-meter freestyle. The Towson swimmer failed to qualify for the final after she finished in 8:27.78, the 11th fastest time in the preliminaries; only the top eight swimmers advanced to Saturday's final.